YOUR HISTORY IS MINE 2002-200928 September 2009 / Warner / Atlantic / 16 Trk CD :: Funeral For A Friend ::
Signing off their past therefore with this
compilation, FFAF it seems are embarking on a
fiercer sound altogether

TEMECULA SUNRISE28 September 2009 / Domino / 4 Trk CD :: Dirty Projectors ::
At times this could be a school orchestra playing
something the music teacher wrote whilst on a batch
of crazy drugs

ONCE28 September 2009 / Young Turks (Beggars) / 12 Trk CD :: Kid Harpoon ::
With louder break outs of firmer material,thankfully
the acoustic and country flavoured aspects of Kid
Harpoons work are also preserved

ON SAFARI28 September 2009 / ATIC / 11 Trk CD :: The Witch And The Robot ::
I mean how do you even get near a song with that
title. With a big long stick and a baffled look ?

BLUEPRINT FOR A BETTER TIME * recommeded *28 September 2009 / Inhaler / 11 Trk CD :: Above Them ::
Above Them fit easily into contemporary rock
circles, but put quite simply, they may well have
produced a best newcomers album

1976 * demo of the week *28 September 2009 / Demo / 7 Trk CDR :: Transmission 13 ::
Electronic scores that capture the spirit, essence
and mood of people living on the fringes of a post-
industrial city.

I WANTED YOU MORE THAN YOU WANTED ME28 September 2009 / SiZe Records / 2 Trk CD :: The Shallow Call ::
Celebrates Manchester from 1985 on, whilst brimming with the flair of American alternative rock

DEMO (no tracklisting)28 September 2009 / Demo / CDR :: Chaos:Baby ::
Indebted to third generation post-Oi punk rock, built on almost rap like shouts and the basic re-workings of the 'punk is (not) dead' movement

THE ANIMAL21 September 2009 / Kartel Creative / 10 Trk CD :: Richard Walters ::
“The Animal” is a refined and respectable collection of considered songs but prepare yourself for an emotional overload

BORN AGAIN REVISITED * recommended *21 September 2009 / Matador Records / 15 Trk CD :: Times New Viking ::
“No Time, No Hope” sounds like plastic shattering, but contains within it a superb anthemic riot of considered, fractured tunes.

THE BACKSEAT21 September 2009 / Side One Dummy / 1 Trk CD :: The Gaslight Anthem ::
Is the Boss right ? Are Gaslight rock's greatest new band ?..

DOWN THE YEARS21 September 2009 / Demo / 3 Trk CDR :: The Hidden Gem ::
With various band members listed as Twitter Dan, Vic Flange, Dusty Bandingo and Diamond Bill it’s worth giving marks just for that

HERE THE BRUTE HARPIES MAKE THEIR NESTS * album of the week *21 September 2009 / RTP Recordings / 15 Trk CD :: Julian Gaskell (& His Ragged Trousered Philanthropists) ::
A Bulgarian traditional tune is excitedly hacked and brushed up into a fragmented wig-out, in what can only can be described as some kind of gypsy punk prog rock melee

IF YOU’VE BEEN THERE * demo of the week *21 September 2009 / Demo / 3 Trk CDR :: Glass Ankle ::
Pure, infectious song writing, which whilst mainly acoustic, abandons the convention of folk and other low volume templates

TEAR YOURSELVES AWAY14 September 2009 / Heist / 11 Trk CD :: Love Like Fire ::
American band LoveLikeFire began by sharing The Killers rehearsal space in Las Vegas before moving to the bohemia of San Francisco

FEATHERHEAD * unsigned record of the week *14 September 2009 / Demo / 8 Trk CDR :: Motion Theory ::
They sound like anyone’s first band in some respects ; budget recordings and slightly under developed songs, but...

THANK GOD I'M AN ATHEIST07 September 2009 / Demo / 4 Trk CDR :: Al Baker (& The Dole Queue) ::
There’s never been a more pleasant way to listen to someone on a soapbox

A DAY IN THE LIFE OF EDWARD07 September 2009 / Demo / 4 Trk CDR :: Shanty Town ::
Shanty Town seem to have bundles of energy and passion to boil out the melodies and heated lo-fi indie rock, into this fine collection of sing-a-long everyday songs

THE KNOT * recommended *07 September 2009 / Affairs Of The Heart / 10 Trk CD :: Wye Oak ::
If American rock had to evolve into anything, then the nation should be grateful that Wye Oak are infallible ambassadors of anything that is great about true American

MEAN EVERTHING TO NOTHING07 September 2009 / SonyBMG / 11 Trk CD :: Manchester Orchestra ::
They’re not from Manchester and they’re not an orchestra either

LOVE ON AN OIL RIG * album of the week *07 September 2009 / This Is Fake DIY Records / 12 Trk CD :: The Victorian English Gentlemans Club ::
This is one album that should make it onto people’s end of year lists.

RENEE LOVES LOSERS07 September 2009 / Ctrl.Alt.Del. Records / 2 Trk 7” Picture Disc Vinyl :: LR Rockets ::
They hail from both the South and Yorkshire – the northern side makes sure the angst is maintained at the right levels